to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
evening sky; twilight sky
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
outside world; physical world
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
war; fighting; fierce competition
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
function; facility; faculty; feature
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to bury; to embed; to implant
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
common use; communal use; sharing
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse